Local kayak group to hear about river paddling

11:16 PM,
Mar. 17, 2014

A local kayaking group will hear Ruston native Louis Covington talk about river paddling.

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Ruston native Louis Covington, who has paddled on 63 rivers, will talk about his multiple experiences today at the Bayou Chapter of the Ozark Society meeting in Carlisle Auditorium on the Centenary campus.

The free event will take place at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public.

The great grandson of Robert E. Russ, Ruston's namesake, Covington is a Louisiana Tech grad, and recently retired after 28 years as Bossier Parish library director. A long time BCOS member, Covington has helped introduce numerous people to the love of outdoors and to paddling. ...